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COLUMN: A garden not the only place for edible plants

Landscape can provide opportunity to grow food

A nice landscape of a few trees and shrubs, some flowers and well-tended turf has value. Our landscapes help define our outdoor living space, provide shade and help screen unwanted views.

A well-maintained landscape may add as much as 5 to 10 percent to the value of our property.

But landscapes can provide another resource that we don’t often consider – food. What if it were possible to introduce edible plants to your landscape?

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